Share on Tumblr January 28, 2013 7:00 pm By KEVIN ABOUREZK/Lincoln Journal Star Cowboys hats and shawls adorned a coalition of more than 100 ranchers and Native activists who gathered Monday at the state Capitol to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and show...

Share on Tumblr Signed on January 25th 2013 International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects The representatives from sovereign Indigenous Nations, tribes, and governments, participating in the Gathering to Protect the Sacred on January...

Share on Tumblr MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release January 25, 2013 The Council of Canadians recently obtained a copy of Environment Canada’s work plan on shale gas development under an access to information request. The heavily redacted documents,...

Share on Tumblr Signed on January 25th 2013 The representatives from sovereign Indigenous Nations, tribes, and governments, participating in the Gathering to Protect the Sacred on January 23 – 25, 2013, on the 150 year anniversary of the Treaty Between the...

Share on Tumblr More than 40 percent of West Virginia’s rivers are too polluted to pass simple water-quality safety thresholds. They are too polluted to be safely used for drinking water or recreation, or to support healthy aquatic life. This is due in...

Share on Tumblr Retirement of Seven Coal-Fired Boilers Marks 50,000 Megawatts of U.S. Coal Announced to Retire Since 2010 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 DES MOINES, IA – Today, the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark...

Share on Tumblr Abstract This post covers the oil/gas well and chemical data extracted from the FracFocus.org website by the staff of SkyTruth.org. The FracFocus.org website is gradually becoming the default repository for general hydro-fracturing well...

Share on Tumblr Narrative and Images by David Manthos; Data Analysis by new SkyTruth volunteer David Darling Recognized carcinogens are used in 1 in 3 hydraulic fracturing operations across the nation – according to industry self-reporting....

Share on Tumblr by Clayton Thomas-Muller on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:03am Hello Friends, I am re-posting this panel that was organized last winter by the Toronto Environmental Justice Network and Community. The panel feat. some indigenous activists...

Share on Tumblr By Dave Vasey, Sakura Saunders, Sonia Grant Rabble.ca Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal project has become a hot button issue in Ontario as Big Oil seeks to expand tar sands markets in the 401 corridor, the U.S. and potentially Europe. Line...

Share on Tumblr Unprecedented gathering marks the 150th anniversary of 1863 Peace Treaty – ACTION ALERT — January 21, 2013 Indigenous Nations from across the United States and Canada and their Allies will converge at the Yankton Sioux...

Share on Tumblr The State Department is close to completing a draft of an environmental review that will help determine whether President Obama approves the Keystone XL pipeline, as environmental and energy industry groups sought to bolster their position...

Share on Tumblr By Lorne Stockman [Editor’s note: Today, scientists and advocates speaking at the National Press Club in Washington unveiled new research showing that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would damage the climate much more than...

Share on Tumblr FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2013 At the end of December, Enbridge submitted significant changes to their application to the Joint Review Panel. For instance, they intend to greatly increase the size of their tank farm in Kitimat....

Share on Tumblr Your review and comments are needed. The deadline for comments are Feburary 15, 2013. Within this draft policy are provisions for the EPA to expand its efforts to include other indigenous stakeholders, such as working with indigenous...

Share on Tumblr Little Buffalo, AB – In solidarity with actions across the country today, the Government of the Lubicon Lake Nation will set up multiple checkpoints throughout the oil and gas fields which are contained within their Traditional Lands....

Share on Tumblr January 9, 2013 Fort McMurray, AB – This week a new study was released showing chemicals from tar sands production in Northern Alberta and Treaty 8 are being found in increasing amounts in lakes in the region substantiating the long time...

Share on Tumblr The Globe and Mail reports, “The Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation will file documents in Federal Court on Tuesday arguing that treaties require the federal government to protect traditional native territory from...